ADDITIONAL PRIZEIn addition to the prizes above, I will draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate. To be entered, just leave a comment on this post by 01/03/2018 at 11:59 PM EDT. I will announce the winner here on 01/06/2018.

FREE U.S. shipping with code GOODBYE2017 or $5 OFF international shipping with code WELCOME2018 at checkout. Offer valid from December 22nd at 12:01 am EST through December 24th at 11:59 pm EST. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

My first project is a brand new card I created featuring the Simple Flowers stamp set and coordinating Simple Flowers die set. I stamped and die cut many of the blooms and leaves and tucked them under the sentiment strip. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the top part is a dark gray and the bottom is black.

My next set of cards are ones that I created for the Crafty Friends Blog Hop. Both of these cards feature the Winter Rose and Crafty Friends stamp set.

My next set of projects are ones that I created in July featuring the Arabesque Medallion stamp set.

My final project is another card I created back in July that features the Floral Fantasy and Heartfelt Sentiments stamp sets.

Ready for more inspiration? Heather Ruwe is your next stop on the hop. Here is a list of all participants in case you get lost along the way...

October 25, 2017

I'm excited to be participating in Altenew's October New Release blog hop!

If you are hopping along, you should have arrived from Enza Gudor's blog. If you just stopped by to see what I've been up to, let me encourage you to head on over to the Altenew blog to get started. When you're ready to keep hopping, Isha Gupta will be your next stop.

There are some lovely products that just released! You can see them all HERE. Today, I'm sharing a card featuring three of the newly released embossing powders!

PRIZE

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, November 2nd for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Saturday, November 4th.

ADDITIONAL PRIZEIn addition to the prizes above, I will draw a winner to receive a $30 gift certificate. To be entered, just leave a comment on this post by Thursdy, November 2nd, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT. I will announce the winner here on November 4th.

Embossing is hands down my favorite and most used stamping technique! In fact, I would think it's safe to say that I emboss on 98% of all my cards. Yep, I'm an embossing fan! :-)

I embossed images from the Lovely Laurel stamp set. I started by embossing the stems using the previously released Transluscent Pearl embossing powder creating a very dark brown (almost black) look. I then filled in the leaves using the new Antique Rose, Copper, and Platinum embossing powders.

The trick to embossing this many layers (especially on a dark cardstock), is to cover the cardstock with anti-static powder after each layer.

I really love how the embossing powders stick out on a dark cardstock background!

October 17, 2017

I'm so excited to be participating in Altenew's Crafty Friends blog hop! I can't think of anything more wonderful than celebrating a community that is full of such amazing and generous people! Some of my very best friends are ones that I have met through this hobby that I love so much! I truly can't think of another example where practical strangers are so generous, kind, and supportive! It's like a really large family!

If you are hopping along, you should have arrived from Erum Tasneem's blog. If you just stopped by to see what I've been up to, let me encourage you to head on over to the Altenewblog to get started. When you're ready to keep hopping, Carissa Wiley will your next stop.

PRIZES

Altenew is giving away a $100 Altenew prize pack to FIVE lucky winners. There are also 13 awesome companies/magazines who are offering the following prizes:

Be sure to leave comments by Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 21 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on all of these blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on October 28th, 2017

ADDITIONAL PRIZEIn addition to the prizes above, I will draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate. To be entered, just leave a comment on this post by Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT. I will announce the winner here on October 28th.

Here are the projects that I created...

I have always been a fan of Altenew's flowers! They have so much detail and I adore the multi step process, allowing me to add color depth. So when I saw the new Winter Rose set, I knew I had to have it!

I created two very similar cards, just changing up the card base color and sentiment.

Even though there are several stamping steps to complete each flower, I found them very easy to line up thanks to the printed guide on the back of the stamp set packaging. There is also something so exciting about watching each flower come to life as each layer is stamped...I love it!

On each of the card bases, I repeatedly stamped the largest rose image from the Craft Friends stamp set. Both sentiments are also from the Crafty Friends stamp set.

Before I go, I wanted to share about the current Altenew promotion!

FREE U.S. shipping with code CRAFTY or $5 OFF international shipping with code FRIENDS at checkout. Offer valid from October 17th at 12:01 am EDT through October 19th at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

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